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Sandgate - Shorncliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant tongue in Sandgate - Shorncliffe, where only 5.7% of people speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a place with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Sandgate - Shorncliffe, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 90.2% of residents speak only English, with other languages like Italian, Cantonese and Hindi being very rare. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.3% speak little or no English, which is much lower than most areas.

People using another language at home

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5.7% ▲ +21.9%

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -21.2%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Sandgate - Shorncliffe, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 90.2% Italian 0.4% Cantonese 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Sandgate - Shorncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041044/sandgate-shorncliffe/topic/language